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Find your perfect pumpkins for carving and apples for snacking and baking

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Have you ever heard of The Fireball Run Adventure Rally? It’s an action-packed televised competition series that follows 40 driving teams as they take part in an eight-day, 2,000Larry Marsolais mile life-sized trivia game. The adventure ends Saturday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m., where the teams will descend on a quaint former mill town on the Seacoast — Amesbury Mass. The race begins in western New York and travels through Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the finish line is in Amesbury.

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crazy, obsessed car enthusiasts whose main goal was to bring attention to finding missing children. During the last 10 years, 42 missing children have been located and returned to their rightful parents because of this event. As you can imagine the town is going all out for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For more information go to fireballrun.com and make sure to watch the video; you can also go to amesburychamber.com/fireballrun. Bring the whole family because there will be plenty to do.

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Larry Marsolais is the general manager of the Seacoast Scene and the former president of the Hampton Rotary Club.

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Spend time on the water and help save a seal during the Save the Seals River Cruise on Friday, Sept. 30. See p. 6 for details.

Live music is a big deal at Apple Harvest Day, happening Saturday, Oct. 1, in downtown Dover. Find out who’s playing on p. 32.

The 30th annual Walk by the Sea & Picnic is returning to Hampton Beach State Park on Saturday, Oct. 1. For more on this event and other community happenings, see p. 6.

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What better way to help save a marine mammal’s life than spending time on the water? The Seacoast Science Center of Rye, N.H., and the Newburyport Whale Watch have teamed up to create a fun Friday night out. The Save the Seals River Cruise will offer hors d’oeuvres, seal stories, a cash bar and a silent auction filled with goodies on Friday, Sept. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. Adults 21 and older can relax while cruising down the Merrimack River aboard the Captain’s Lady III. All proceeds benefit the Marine Mammal Rescue Program, whose mission is to respond to any and all reports of mammal life on the beach.

“We respond to both live and dead reports of marine mammals,” Marine Mammal Rescue Team Manager Ashley Stokes said. “Most of what we see of course are the seals, but we do get the occasional harbor porpoise, dolphin, and we all know we had a whale on the beach this year in New Hampshire, so I never say never anymore.”

The cruise sets sail in the evening for better viewing of the seals out of the water.

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out of the water while they’re swimming, but more likely they will be out of the water basking on rocks in the evening when there is a lower tide. Binoculars will be provided.

“If I had to guess, we probably saw about 40 to 60 [seals] hauled out on the rocks there last year. It was pretty neat to

see,” Stokes said.

The silent auction items will be displayed throughout the boat where people can take their beverages while they browse and bid on their favorite items, which include lift tickets and VIP brewery tours.

Meanwhile, the Marine Mammal Rescue Team will share stories of some of the

life they came across over the year and the seals that were taken in for rehabilitation.

The Marine Mammal Rescue Team has picked up seals from the area that the cruise will visit; it also found two found on the Salisbury Beach State Reservation.

“A male weanling harbor seal was taken [and is] in rehab right now and he looks like he was a victim of propeller strike or boat strike,” Stokes said. “He has a really extensive wound … on his hind end … which was partially severed. He still has a very long, uncertain road ahead of him.”

Though it is not official yet, the male seal will likely be dubbed Seal Patrick Harris. The National Marine Life Center that is housing the seals for rehabilitation has based their names on celebrities, or rather “seal-ebrities,” this year.

Another female seal that was rescued was cleverly named Alicia Sealverstone.

Past years’ naming categories have been herbs and spices with seal names like Chamomile and Oregano.

The boat boards at 4:45 p.m. Tickets are $50 per adult and include the boat fare, heavy hors d’oeuvres and likely some great seal sightings. To purchase tickets or to support the Marine Mammal Rescue Team’s efforts, go to seacoastsciencecenter.org.

Community happenings

Family fun, fundraisers, celebrations The 30th annual Walk by the Sea & Picnic is returning to Hampton Beach State Park (1 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, N.H.) on Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at noon. Dayof registration begins at 11 a.m. The walk will benefit the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and offer more public awareness.

Bring your smiles or your game face and walk 1 to 3 miles with friends, family and fellow community members. Participants can join a team, create a team or walk as an individual. To register, go to classy.org or sign up the day of the event.

On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Fireball Run will be making its way to its finish line in Amesbury, Mass. In this game described as similar to a “life-size trivial pursuit

game,” 150 contestants will take part in answering questions and driving from point to point as the questions are answered correctly. Each team is also assigned a missing child to distribute posters of along their drive. Other scheduled events include a Kids’ Safety Fair, a parade, live music, food vendors and more. Call 978-388-1217 or visit amesburychamber.com for more information about becoing involved in the race.

A community forum will be hosted by the non-profit Crimeline for the Hamptons to raise awareness about identity theft and scams on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Lane Room of the Lane Memorial Library (2 Academic Ave., Hampton, N.H.). The free forum will include tips

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for maintaining your identity along with guest speakers.

The Lincoln Street Arts Festival (Lincoln Street, Exeter, N.H.) will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. rain or shine. This event is free to the public and meant to showcase local art and artists. Community art swaps, interactive areas, and local music and dancers will be featured throughout the day.

There will be a dinner in the evening under a large tent where foods from different Exeter restaurants will be served along with a cash bar.

There will also be a silent art auction and raffles.

Sunday, Oct. 30, everyone can join the fun at Exeter Hospital’s (5 Alumni Drive, Exeter, N.H.) fourth annual Trick or Treat Trot 5k Run/

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Walk & Creepy Crawler Fun Run The family-friendly road race will benefit The Beyond the Rainbow Fund, which supports patients in the hospital’s cancer care units. People are encouraged to wear their costumes. The 5k is for people 19 and older, costing $25 from now until Friday, Sept. 30, $30 from Satur-

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The Creepy Crawler Fun Run is for ages 10 and under, costing $5 from now until Sept. 30, $8 from Saturday, Oct. 1, to Friday, Oct. 28, or $10 on race day. Teams can be made when registering.

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Find your perfect pumpkins for carving and apples for snacking and baking

By Ashlyn Daniel-Nuboer news@seacoastscene.net

Strolling through an apple orchard, picking the most delicious-looking McIntosh right from the tree, or walking carefully through a pumpkin patch while keeping an eye out for one with the perfect shape and color — both are traditional fall pastimes for many New Englanders. Spending the day with friends and family picking apples and bringing them home to perhaps make apple pie is classic fall fun. And there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of wrestling with a large pumpkin to detach it from its stem, then juggling it all the way to the car without dropping it.

Though the weather this year has posed some challenges for local farms, there are still plenty of opportunities to indulge in some autumn fun and walk away with a peck of apples and a pumpkin or two.

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There is a right way and a wrong way to pick your fruit. Picking incorrectly can have more far-reaching consequences than you might think. Pick-your-own farms are a great way to spend the day with family, but to reap the most benefits from your trip — and help the farms keep their crops healthy — here are some tips to consider.

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• Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Ave., Amesbury, Mass., 978388-5525, ciderhill.com Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Cider Hill Farm is still operating under its first generation of farmers has been owned for almost 40 years. They grow fruits and vegetables on about 70 of the farm’s 145 acres of land. The farm carries about 25 apple varieties. Among the apples that are ready for families to pick are Macoun, Gala, Cortland, Mitsu, McIntosh and Fuji. Due to the staggered harvest times, Cider Hill Farm encourages families to call ahead of time to see which apple varieties will be ready for picking. The farm also offers 30 pick-your-own pumpkin varieties, a greenhouse and a farm store, which features daily picked fruits and veggies, a bakery, gifts, specialty foods, meats and cheeses from the farm and the Cider Hill classics such as cider donuts, honey, jams, apple cider and kettle corn.

Also be on the lookout for the Cider Hill Cidery, which will offer hard cider selections made from the farm’s apples.

Fermentation will begin within the next month or two, for cider likely to be ready to drink by the end of the year or the beginning of next season.

2111, demeritthillfarm.com Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily DeMeritt Hill Farm is nearly 200 years old, owned by the DeMeritt family. People may know the farm for its popular haunted tour, Haunted Overload, which takes place during the Halloween month. Among the 27 apple varieties the farm features, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Macouns and Hampshire Macs are ready to be picked.

Harvest time generally lasts a few weeks before other apple varieties begin to ripen.

The farm also offers a wide variety of pickyour-own pumpkins overflowing in the two pumpkin patches, a bakery with fresh goodies, play areas for kids, farm animals to observe in their enclosures, hay rides, walking trails and a farm store with a large selection of items to purchase.

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Applecrest Farm grows, roughly eight to 10 varieties will be ripe and ready for picking this week, including McIntosh, Red Delicious, Macoun, Mutsu, Ida Red and Empire. The farm also has three pumpkin varieties lining its acres of land, plus pick-your-own flowers, six varieties of pick-your-own raspberries, a scratch bakery, a creamery, Farm Bistro, a farm market with fresh fruits and vegetables picked straight from the farm, hay rides and tractor rides.

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change and requiring a specific technique.

According to Applecrest Farm’s Todd Wagner, the base of the apple should be cupped with one hand. Using the free hand, the apple picker should next use their thumb and forefinger to pinch at the stem. Next, the thumb and forefinger should be used in a slight twisting and pulling motion, which will release the stem from the branch.

Applecrest Farm performs the correct technique for apple-pickers to take note of when they haul visitors out to the orchard fields on their hayrides. This apple-picking technique is important because of the potential harm that can be done to the tree if the fruit is improperly picked. When yanking fruit off a tree branch, people often inadvertently damage not only their apple but also the tree. If an improper picking technique is used enough, the crop may not be able to grow the following year.

“You have to be surprisingly very careful and gentle when you’re picking [apples],” Wagner said.

Pumpkins, too, require some attention when picking. People can find pumpkins scattered all over the ground with leaves and vines mixed among them. Pumpkins

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grow on the spiny vines, which develop into the stem of the pumpkin. If they’re not picked carefully, the stem can be pulled completely off the pumpkin itself, leaving the pumpkin-picker with a mess. Although some smaller pumpkins can be easily twisted and pulled off the vine, larger ones can be more challenging. Looking to pick a pumpkin with a bit more ease? Applecrest Farm uses knives and loppers to cut the pumpkin’s vine at the top of the stem to avoid unnecessary damage. All you have to do is choose the one you want and carry it up into your car without dropping it.

Is it ripe yet?

There are a few ways to decipher whether an apple is ripe. The easiest and probably most popular way to decide if an apple is ripe is to taste it, DeMeritt Hill Farm’s Marketing Manager Ryan Wilson says.

More scientifically speaking, there is a way to test the apple’s ripeness by slicing it in half. An examination of the seeds will show which stage the seed development is in. Another scientific method that can be used is a sugar test. Using a refractometer, the device looks at the soluble sugars of the apple. Each variety of apple has a specific range that marks the ripeness standard.

However, even the farmers do not often go through all the scientific trouble to decipher their fruits’ ripeness. The farmers will direct their visitors to the ripe apple trees based on taste and careful timing of the fruit, which indicates that it is ready to be picked.

“For the general public, often a good indication is just going to be … size … and color. They all look a little different [depending on the type of apple], but there

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is a sort of hue to the color along the shoulder of the fruit that tells you this apple is ripe and ready for picking,” Wagner said.

Color is a major indicator of ripeness for the standard jack-o’-lantern-style pumpkins too. Pumpkin-pickers need to look out for a nice, deep orange color. If there is any green on the pumpkin, it still requires more time to fully ripen. The darker the orange color, the more mature the pumpkin and the longer the pumpkin will last off the vine, according to Cider Hill Farm Owner Glenn Cook.

Another method that pumpkin-pickers can utilize is a slap method. It may sound a bit silly, but if you slap the pumpkin’s side the sound can help you know whether the pumpkin is ripe. If the pumpkin sounds hollow on the inside, the pumpkin is ready for you to pick. Another indicator of ripeness is the stem. The stem attached to the top of the pumpkin will be hard when it is ripe.

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Some apples are better for snacking and some are better for cooking. Many farms offer a variety of apples, differing from farm to farm. However, the consensus seems to be that the qualities that make an apple a particularly great snacking apple are its crispness, sweetness, juiciness and tartness.

“People are wildly particular about which varieties of apples they like,” Wagner said. “We have customers that come from far and wide for our Macouns or will only eat a McIntosh or will only wait until we have Honeycrisp or what have you. For the fresh eating, it comes down to personal preference.”

Honeycrisps make great snacking apples with their full taste and hearty crunch.

The popular apple is in season, though Cider Hill Farm does not offer it to be picked because of high demand from the stores. Cook recommends Macouns and Gala apples as great snacking alternatives.

Macouns have a combination of both a sweet and a tart flavor, Wilson explained.

The Gala apples are not only super sweet but have a beautiful aroma.

“Everybody knows Gala apples. We’re in the peak of that season, so they’re still really crunchy and super sweet.” Cook said. “The kids love that apple.”

Wilson also recommends snacking on their Zestar apple, which is new to the DeMeritt Hill orchard. The Zestar apple variety is a wonderful combination of a light, crispy and absolutely mouth-wateringly juicy apple. The medium-sized apple is red and speckled with green that will surely fulfill both your sweet tooth and fresh fruit cravings.

Picking the best cooking apples

Farmers encourage using a variety of apples when cooking, instead of one specific type. Whether you’re making apple sauce, apple pie or apple cider, using a mix of apples will create a more dynamic fla-

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vor. Cook recommends mixing as many as three or four kinds of apples.

“We make all of our pies here on the farm from scratch and we use a recipe that my grandmother Oma Wagner developed from way, way, way, back when,” Wagner said. “She has always preferred a mixture of McIntosh and Cortlands. Macs give the mixture of tart and sweet and then the Cortlands also have some of those flavor profiles, but what they do is stand up very Haunted Overload When: Oct. 16 through Nov. 1, Friday through Sunday for morning events; Oct. 14 through Oct. 31 Thursday through Sunday Where: DeMerritt Hill Farm, 20 Orchard Way, Lee, N.H., 603-868-2111, hauntedoverload.com Cost: $5 for morning events. Ticket prices for the afternoon shows cost $25 if purchased in advance online or at the farm, $29 at the time of the show.

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well under baking. The Cortland is there to provide the texture.”

Wilson also suggests Baldwins, Fujis and New Hampshire Macs from their farm to feature in your fall recipes. The combination creates a full set of flavors while also standing up to the heat of the cooking process.

Red Delicious apples are considered one of the worst baking apples, says Cook. The apple itself does not offer much flavor or crunch. Red Delicious apples are one of the more watery and flavorless apple varieties.

“Red Delicious is by far the worst apple for cooking. It was obviously bred for appearance.” Cook said.

Red Delicious dominated the apple market for over 50 years but has since declined, he said. The Gala, Fuji and Honeycrisp have begun to stand up to the Red Delicious in both the snacking category and the baking category. The Red Delicious apple has actually become so unappealing that The Atlantic dedicated an entire story titled “The awful reign of the Red Delicious” to the not-so-delicious fruit.

“We grow them, but we’re not excited about them.” Cook said.

All you need to know about pumpkins

First of all, they are a fruit. That’s right, pumpkins are considered part of the fruit

Picking pumpkins at Applecrest Farm. Courtesy photo.

family, Wagner said. Almost all pumpkins can be cooked, including the common jacko’-lantern, although the consulted farmers were not so keen about taking the time to cook a jack-o’-lantern pumpkin because of its stringy insides, thick flesh and overall watery quality. Even pumpkin pie requires a lot more time and effort than most people consider when digging into a steamy pumpkin pie fresh out of the oven.

Cider Hill Farm offers 30 pumpkin varieties to cater to the demand for unique pumpkins. More and more people have

begun to create intricate fall decor that includes an array of different pumpkins.

“We do all those specialty pumpkins with all the odd colors and shapes and warty things. Then we also have the standard jack-o’-lantern pumpkins and sugar pumpkins as well.” Cooke said. “People are making more colorful displays with the cornstalks and hay bales and a lot of different kinds of pumpkins, so we have grown a lot of [different varieties].”

Jack-o’-lantern pumpkins are popular for carving because of their thick skin and large size. Whether the jack-o’-lantern is ripe or not, you cannot go too wrong when picking the popular pumpkin. Ripe jacko’-lanterns are easy to spy with their bright orange coloring. Wagner said that even green pumpkins, which are still ripening, will continue to color off the vine. On the other hand, green jack-o’-lanterns can fall apart more easily, according to Cook.

Other pumpkins can be picked from DeMeritt Hill Farm that are equally good for carving purposes.

“Of course all pumpkins can be carved. … Another good variety to carve is Lumina [pumpkins].”

Lumina pumpkins are similar to jack-o’lantern pumpkins in their size and shape but not color — they’re white. If you are looking for a unique pumpkin to stand out among your other carved jack-o’-lanterns, the Lumina pumpkin is a great addition.

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When was the Seabrook-Hamptons Estuary Alliance formed?

SHEA was formed in 2013.

What is your role with SHEA? I started the discussion about forming SHEA Jay Diener and continue to find ways to move the organization forward, lead our meetings, coordinate our activities, etc. None of us on the committee have formal roles or titles just yet.

What is SHEA’s purpose?

SHEA was “established for the protection of coastal and aquatic resources, and the preservation of the Seabrook-Hamptons estuarine system through education, community outreach and research.” That is our mission statement.

Do you have a membership?

We don’t have open membership for SHEA at this point in time. We just have a board of directors, which includes two to three people from each town that borders the estuary — Hampton, Seabrook and Hampton Falls. Each of our directors is passionate about the estuary and believes in the strength of our three communities working together to address the preservation, health of and education about the estuary.

What makes this estuary so unique?

This estuary along with Great Bay is one of only two significant estuaries in New Hampshire. Our estuary is a phenomenal hatchery for a variety of aquatic species, a nesting area for avian life and a stop-over spot for migratory birds. In addition, the salt marsh that dominates the Seabrook-Hamptons estuary provides tremendous protection from storm surges that can do significant damage to any coastal community.

What are some of the challenges you face as an organization?

Our biggest challenges are getting our

name out there so people will know to come to us for certain types of knowledge and support. Another challenge is that as a non-profit organization we need to identify and arrange for financial support that will enable us to expand our capabilities.

How will you achieve your mission?

What will be your primary activities?

Over the past few years, we have hosted a number of relevant conferences and workshops organized by the New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup, UNH’s Cooperative Extension and others. This year to celebrate National Estuaries Week, SHEA held an estuary photo contest and created Brown Bag Lunch presentations on “Birds of the Salt Marsh” and “Sand Dunes & Salt Marsh.”

We will continue those types of activities as well as encourage research into the health of our estuary and the potential impacts of sea level rise and increasing storm activity.

Why do you love this landscape so much?

It is beautiful, diverse, ever-changing, beneficial and inspirational.

Looking in the future, where do you see SHEA? I see SHEA becoming the go-to organization for town officials and residents of Hampton, Seabrook and Hampton Falls when there are questions about the estuary. We also plan on working with the three towns’ conservation commissions to provide education for school children and property owners about the ways to enjoy, protect and benefit from the estuary.

What do you hope people take away from learning about SHEA? Great Bay, the largest estuary in New Hampshire and one of only 28 estuaries in the country that are part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve, benefits from having many organizations focus their research and preservation efforts there. One of our goals is to have those organizations include the SeabrookHamptons Estuary in those efforts. We are already starting to see more of those groups reaching out to ensure inclusion of both estuaries and that is very gratifying.

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I drive up through Hampton and if I drive fun?

It’s a hobby. I’m a mechanic by trade.

by Bernie’s I’ll toot the horn and they’ll all start cheering. Then I’ll go around to Wal- I’ve also driven [race cars] for 40 years and ly’s out back and I toot the horn and they all my son has driven for 20. We’ve raced all over. I’ve got a lot of racing stuff left and I start cheering. actually keep buying different things. The If you could ride your bike anywhere in weirder the better. I want to start building them soon. I’m hoping to retire and just the world, where would it be?

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Flat tire fix is spare on logic Dear Car Talk: As I’m sure you are well aware, more and more cars today are sold without a spare tire. In many cases, buying a spare and throwing it in the trunk — even a mini

By Ray Magliozzi “donut” spare — would take up a lot of room. And in the event of a high-speed accident, that could be dangerous in a car in which the cargo area is open to the passenger compartment, such as a wagon, hatchback or minivan, if the spare becomes an airborne projectile. Owners are told to make do with tire-repair kits, which include tire-repair fluid and compressors to refill the tire with air. That’s fine for most punctures, but not all. Here’s my idea — my question is whether this would be safe: Buy a mini donut spare tire, but only the tire, not the wheel.

Choose a size that is big enough to fit around a flat tire (with the wheel jacked up), but small enough that after filling it with air from the repair kit compressor, it will fit tightly around the flattened tire. With the flat still mounted, fit the deflated donut tire around the flat. Then inflate the donut tire, which will tighten it around the flat. Then drive, slowly. What do you think? Sounds crazy, but it seems to me

it would work and be safe. I think the main issue would be making sure to turn at a low speed if the flat is a front tire, so that the tire is not pushed off of the wheel. — Greg Greg, it’s thinking like this that has kept you out of some of the nation’s top universities.

The biggest problem with your idea is that tires are not soft. So it’d be almost impossible to “stretch” a tire over an existing tire.

Sliding one tire over another is not like putting on two shirts. Tires have some flex in them, but they’re not very malleable.

If you’ve ever had a flat tire and jacked up your car, you’ve probably noticed that without the weight of the car on it, the flat tire resumes its normal shape. It’s not soft.

The other problem is that your existing flat tire will still be mounted to the wheel — which means the inner bead of the tire will be pressed firmly up against the inside of the wheel rim. That’ll make it impossible for you to seal that second tire over the first and get it to hold pressure.

So I think this is one of those great ideas that you probably shouldn’t mention to anyone else. Not for fear that they’ll steal it, but for fear that they’ll call the guys with the white coats.

Actually, there are lots of good ideas that

are not workable at first, often for technological reasons. So this is my answer for now, Greg. But check back with me in 2030 when you can print a replacement zip-up tire from your spare 3D printer in the trunk.

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. Two or three years ago, the blower went out. I called my service advisor at the Toyota place and asked what I should check before I brought it in. He said, “Reach under the dash on the passenger side and give the blower motor cover a hard whack.” I did, and it started right up. This happened a couple more times, so I took to carrying a persimmon shillelagh in the car to whack the thing with whenever it failed to work. It worked like a charm every time. Eventually, the problem disappeared.

No problem for two or three years — until today, when I got back into the vehicle at the grocery store. It was 104 outside, and the AC wouldn’t blow. So I whack the sucker with my hand and, bingo, it comes on! So what gives?

Do I continue whacking it until it no longer responds? Or do I go ahead and get a new blower motor now? I still have the persimmon shillelagh. — Dale Well, you can keep whacking it if you want to. The reason that works is that when

an electric motor fails, it’s often because there’s a bad connection, or the brushes are worn out and not making good contact. And giving it a physical jolt often can get it moving again, and then momentum takes over.

But eventually, whacking it will stop working. And you know as well as I do that it’ll be 114 degrees out the day that happens.

So my advice would be to just go ahead and replace it. You know it’s going to fail permanently at some point — why not replace it now and never have to worry about it again?

Or, if you’re really curious about how long you can go on like this, at least buy the motor and keep it in the car, along with a set of socket wrenches. You probably can get a new blower motor for less than 100 bucks.

And then, when that day comes and the shillelagh doesn’t work, you’ll be ready.

The blower is just held in place by three screws. You’ll have to pull it out, unplug it and swap out the fan itself, which is attached to the shaft of the blower motor. Then you replace the screws, plug it back in, and you’re good to go.

Of course, you’ll be doing this under the dashboard, with your head upside down in 114-degree weather, Dale. So, like I said, I’d just do it now.

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By Jocelyn Humelsine news@seacoastscene.net

Some like it hot, some like it hoppy.

Some like chili, some like beer. And some like beer in their chili. You’ll find every combination at the Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival in Exeter on Oct. 1. Taste all the flavor profiles and the nuance of ingredients that the creators spend massive amounts of time crafting and perfecting.

It’s your chance to learn some tricks of the trade, too, to discuss the process and practice face-to-face with some local chefs and brewers.

Approximately 20 local restaurants — Whym, The Farm, Stone Church, Hayseed, Cork n Keg Grill, 11 Water Street, 900 degrees, 3 Brothers Marketplace, to name but a few — will vie for both the Judge’s Award and People’s Choice for their chili recipes, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Swasey Parkway event.

“We wanted to bring a unique event to Exeter that adults could really enjoy,” said Greg Bisson, assistant director at Exeter Parks and Recreation. “There were so many events catered to children that we wanted to have an event they could embrace.

Of course, we didn’t want to make this an adult-only event so we invited them to bring the whole family down. It’s attracted families from all over and become the signature event for Exeter.”

Hosted by the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce and Exeter Parks and Recreation, the festival is in its fifth year and keeps getting bigger and better.

“The first year we started the Powder Keg, we struggled to attract breweries and restaurants,” Bisson said. “We had started off

A past Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival. Photos courtesy of Exeter Parks and Rec.

on uncharted waters for our community. Not only did we have a successful first year, we sold out in record time once we opened the gates. Every year, we’ve grown. Last year, we sold out at 3,000 tickets.”

The chili

Last year, the Cork n Keg Grill of Raymond, also known for its stacked burgers and sandwiches, took home the chili People’s Choice award and placed second to Epoch Restaurant for the Judge’s Choice award. Back this year to take on their challengers, Craig Baer of Cork n Keg is all in.

“We totally enjoy this event on many levels. The people the most, and the chili enthusiasts really come out of the woodwork. We have so much fun listening to

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what the people are saying before they eat a chili, and we get a real charge to hear what they say when they eat ours. It’s been very humbling the past two years, and we never expected that our chili would have been so well received,” Baer said.

Baer said that when they first started out, they did this event because it was close to home and gave them the opportunity to get in front of a large audience.

“As it turned out, we made a lot of wonderful friends and got our name out there a little bit. That made it all worth it, and getting the recognition was a real bonus to our ego. We were very nervous not knowing if people would really like our chili,” Baer said.

They had nothing to worry about as everyone applauds their chili year after year.

“We love using quality, fresh ingredients.

Flavor is what we are after with a complexity and varied amount of heat. Our chili has 11 different peppers that helps to bring that balance and level of heat. We use also five different meats that help with the smokiness and texture. The chili is then blended with tomatoes, white beans, and about 22 other spices. We use fresh beer to finish it off, which helps to bring a certain type of sweetness. We are quite proud of our little concoction and love sharing it,” Baer said.

According to Bisson, this year’s most fierce competition may come from 3 Brothers Marketplace of Exeter.

“They did so well last year, especially because they had just opened in September, so being three weeks in, it was exciting to see them at the festival. They produce some really great food over there,” Bisson said.

3 Brothers co-owner Tucker Plimpton is looking forward to another matchup.

“Last year we did a variation of the same thing. If it’s not broken why fix it, right?

We worked with Stout Oak Farm in Brentwood, Hurd Farm in Hampton, and Vernon Family Farm in Newfields. I think we had a great chili recipe, the people received it well. And customers came into the store because of it,” Plimpton said.

3 Brothers focuses on local food and farms, he said.

“So we’re going with our Seacoast Vegetable and Pulled Pork chili again. The pulled pork is something we sell the most of here, so it makes sense to include it,” Plimpton said. “We’ll work with 8 to 10 different farms. We’ll also have beer from Neighborhood. We used Boss Flamingo last year, and this year we have a few more options, so we’ll see what’s available when we get down there. “ With an eclectic menu and a giant craft beer selection, the Plimpton brothers aren’t afraid of shaking things up.

“We normally sell all the components of the chili. But if it’s something that, say, comes in the top three for either the People’s Choice or the Judge’s Choice, it’s probably something we’d considering putting on the menu moving forward. Our chili’s been on a special before, we play around with it. It’s a nice thing to have in your back pocket to take out when you need it,” said Plimpton.

The beer

To wash down all that spice, the impressive list of breweries and beers on tap is a best-in-class inventory. The local 603,

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Throwback, Earth Eagle, Neighborhood and Nepenthe are just a few of the approximately 50 represented.

“We have a great variety of breweries attending. We have small nano breweries that just opened to established breweries from around the country,” Bisson said.

“Craft beer is a culture that is similar to anyone who likes fine wines or great food.

Craft beer likes to experiment with different flavors that make your taste buds want to sing. Combining craft beer and chili takes it to another level.”

Bisson said he’s thrilled to have Todd Mott of Tributary attending.

“He’s the godfather of craft beer, coming up with the most unique recipes. He did Kate the Great and Harpoon IPA, and now has his Mott the Lesser, which has a release this Oct. 22. When you get someone like him to show up to your festival, it brings it to a whole new level,” Bisson said.

It’s guests like Mott that make this an above-average festival, Bisson said.

“This isn’t your typical beer-guzzling type of event. People are serious about their craft beer, taking tasting notes of hops, malts, how it’s brewed,” Bisson said.

The rest

Along with the food there will be live music, corn hole, spike ball and ladder ball.

The Exeter Parks and Recreation department and the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce split the event’s proceeds to help fund other events that improve the quality of life for the community.

“This event has a ripple effect to every other event or program Exeter Parks and Recreation and the Chamber of Commerce provides. It’s a win-win for both organizations and the community,” Bisson said. “I get to work it every year. I’d say the best part is seeing the big turnout in small-town Exeter. … It’s like, hey, people really appreciate coming to Exeter.”

And if you want to be a part of it all, get your tickets now.

“Tickets are selling faster than ever.

Right now currently we sold more to date than ever, doubled. It’s word of mouth out there, and GREG BISSON we expect to sell out again this year,” Bisson said. “We had a lot of disappointed people that tried to attend last year. We encourage people to purchase their tickets online.” Bisson also advised following the event on Facebook, where they will post announcements, updates and status of tickets.

“The participants have loved this festival from Day 1,” Bisson said. “The vendors have been impressed with the atmosphere of the event as well as the organization. We can’t thank the vendors enough for making this a success. Without their help, we couldn’t run this festival.”

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Bisson said there will be plenty of other foods as well.

“We have this year kettle corn, fried foods, hot dogs, typical carny food,” he said. “You have to smell it.”

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Janet Prensky, spokesperson for Food Truck Festivals of America, the Massachusetts-based organization that puts on the festival, said it has been gaining popularity every year and doesn’t show signs of stopping.

“Back in the day, there was a stigma around food truck foods because they weren’t the gourmet products that they are today,” she said. “Now it’s popular, and I think when we started we weren’t sure if it was a trend or just a fad, but we realize now that it’s a trend that’s here to stay.”

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A wide variety of foods will be represented, including festival staples like burgers, barbecue, tacos, hot dogs, pizza and sandwiches; authentic ethnic cuisines such as Asian, Mexican and Mediterranean; and sweet treats like cannolis, cupcakes, cookies and whoopie pies.

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Interspersed among the trucks will be beverage stations with Redhook Brewery craft beers and ales available for purchase.

There will be face-painting and activities for kids, music and lawn games like giant Jenga and cornhole. People are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets and spend the whole day at the festival.

JANET PRENSKY The laid-back atmosphere and the casual nature of food truck dining in general, Prensky said, are main reasons the festival has gotten so popular. People don’t have to worry about dressing up, making reservations, tipping a server and everything else that comes with eating at a restaurant. And, unlike most restaurants, food trucks give customers an opportunity to meet and interact with the chef since he or she is often serving the food or at least in eyesight of the customers.

Prensky has one piece of advice about how to make the most of the festival: “I always tell people, wear elastic pants.

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to have a local fabricator make your brewery because it mostly comes from overseas.

DB: Even the wood that you see all around the restaurant was milled and harvested within 10 miles of here. We made everything, even the restaurant, from scratch.

What do you think sets the restaurant and brewery apart from other dining options in the area?

JH: I think that we’re a pretty good complement to Dover’s dining options.

There isn’t anybody else that’s really like us. We’re a full scratch kitchen and we have a brewery, which sets us apart completely.

DB: I think also our focus on community. Every Sunday we do a benefit day where [a portion] of the revenue goes toward a local foundation. We are really, really employee-focused. For a guest, really the scratch food and that we’re farm to table [sets the restaurant apart].

We bake everything in house, we do a lot of our own butchery, we make our own ketchups, dressings and aiolis. We make a lot of our own bitters at the bar too.

JH: Infused liquors.

Which menu item is your personal favorite?

DB: The brown ale.

JH: It all started because of the brown ale.

DB: I love just our regular Settlement burger. It’s one of the best burgers around.

JH: And usually the cow cut. The blackboard menu that the chef puts out, usually every single one of those has been amazing.

DB: Yeah, anything off of our blackboard menu. … It’s new every day and it features local farms.

JH: They do a lot of rabbit and duck also.

What is an essential skill that keeps 7th Settlement running smoothly?

JH: Fun. DB: Fun, humor and I think the management skill that we require most is an employee focus. I think it puts the guest second, but really it creates a better guest experience.

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If you could serve any type of celebrity or political figure that is alive or dead, who would it be?

JH: I would say Kris Kristofferson, who we named our Kölsch after. It’s actually Kris Kölschstofferson. He’s one of the Highwaymen. He’s an American singersongwriter. He wrote a ton of songs — that he wrote but that he didn’t sing, like “Me and Bobby McGee.” He’s an American legend and badass.

DB: I don’t know. I think I would choose Jackson Browne, maybe.

Where did the name 7th Settlement come from?

JH: Drinking [laughing]. No, brewing.

DB: Yeah, we were brewing the brown ale together about 10 years ago.

JH: We named the restaurant 7th Settlement Brewery right after that first batch we ever made. Dover is the seventh permanent European settlement.

DB: When you come in, there’s a map on the wall and we’re the seventh permanent settlement. Lots of history. We’re in a historical mill, but really we were just going to be a brewery, but we really wanted to be that public house, that pub.

JH: [We are] community-focused. We wanted to be a part of a community.

DB: Yes. So we have the community tables and we did crowdfunding, had local investors and used local banks, municipal loans for creating jobs.

JH: We work with a local manufacturer to make our whole brewery in here. That’s all from Portland, Maine. It’s pretty uncommon

Can we expect any menu changes with the changing of the season?

DB: Yes. We change our menu seasonally. We’re going to have a new menu tomorrow. We crop plan and menu plan at the same time.

What has been the best-selling food menu item from the restaurant?

DB: It’s always our tots. We do handmade tots. They go great with the horseradish aioli that we make in house for it [and] our homemade ketchup.

JH: I like the hot sauce.

DB: Yeah, or our hot sauce. So the tots really sell well all the time.

JH: [The kitchen] is rolling tots all the time.

How would you describe your crew?

DB: We have the best employees.

JH: We have about 35 employees.

DB: We’ve grown because of our employees. We now do catering and events, we have a food truck rentable for private events, we do in-house events, we’re starting beer distribution. This is all because we’ve had the support and enthusiasm of an incredible staff.

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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult has been wanting to write about racism for 20 years.

The Hanover resident’s first attempt was at beginning of her career; she was drawn by a reallife event in New York City, where a black undercover police officer was shot multiple times by white colleagues, despite that he’d worn a wristband meant to allow officers to identify those undercover.

Picoult’s no stranger to controversial subjects, having written about rape, teen suicide, kids with cancer, school shootings and the Holocaust, among others. But this was different; she struggled to create authentic characters and had to put the book down.

“I didn’t know if I had the right to write the story of racism in the U.S. as a white woman. Obviously, I know plenty of authors of color who are telling the story, and who should be, and who are doing it really well,” Picoult said via phone last week. “I write from the perspective of people I’m not all the time. … But writing about race and racism is different. It’s hard to write about without offending people.”

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with more than 20 years of experience from Flint, Michigan, who was forbidden to care for a baby whose parents were white supremacists. In response, she filed a lawsuit, accusing staff of not allowing her to do her job because of her race. She won.

“It got me thinking — what if that nurse had been the only person present when something went wrong with the baby?

What if she had to choose between following orders or saving the baby’s life? What if, as a result, she ended up on trial with a white public defender who, like me and my friends, would never consider herself a racist?” Picoult said.

The result is the book Small Great Things, which follows a Connecticut labor and delivery nurse, Ruth Jefferson, who finds herself in that exact situation. It’s set to be released Oct. 11, and she visits Portsmouth to talk about her latest project the day after, Wednesday, Oct. 12, as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series.

This time around, the writing worked because Picoult’s message was different.

“I wasn’t trying to tell people of color how different their lives are. That’s not my story to tell, and I have no right to tell it,” Picoult said.

Instead, she’s writing to her white population of readers, who can easily point to a skinhead and say, “That’s racist,” but who can’t always recognize racism in themselves.

“And that, ultimately, is the story of Small Great Things,” Picoult said. “Racism is not just about prejudice, but also about power.

It’s a pure and simple fact that, if you live in the United States and you were born white, you have power and you have opportunity that people of color do not have. … When you start to think about the free passes you get because of the color of your skin, they start to add up very fast. It’s humbling and shocking. … But people don’t like to talk about that. We much prefer to pretend our success is a result of luck or hard work.”

In New Hampshire, she thinks those conversations happen even less.

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“This is like one of the whitest states in the country!” Picoult said. “There are so many white people who are well-meaning and kind-hearted. They’re people who want to say and do the right thing, and for that reason, they don’t talk about racism. They don’t have the words to do it and are afraid of saying the wrong thing. What I want this book to do is start that discussion. I think it’s better to say the wrong thing, apologize and learn from it than to not say anything at all.”

The book required extensive research, as do all her novels, including interviews with 30 people, who also acted as sensitivity readers later on. One of the first was Beverly Daniel Tatum, former president of Spelman College and a well-known racial justice writer, whom Picoult visited in Atlanta during an ice storm. Tatum introduced Picoult to a number of young African-American women, who completed Picoult’s questionnaires and talked with her afterward. From their stories and others, she found the voice of her protagonist.

“It’s not the job of a person of color to educate a white person. I was already

breaking a rule. I was asking for grace more than anything else,” Picoult said.

She also read books by Tatum, Debby Irving, Michelle Alexander and David Shipler and interviewed a couple former skinheads. One was Frankie Meeink, who now works with the Anti-Defamation League — she learned about him through an event promoting her novel The Storyteller.

Another was Tim Zaal, who’d spoken to her daughter’s history class about hate crimes.

It’s easier for Picoult to secure interviews now that she has more than 20 books under her belt. The internet helps, too; she learns about many people through social media, networking and news articles. She finished her research with 1,200 pages of notes and transcripts in hand.

It was the hardest book she ever wrote.

“I knew I couldn’t ask my readers to unpack their biases if I didn’t do the same,” Picoult said. “I learned a lot about myself that was not too flattering. I went to social justice workshops and left in tears every night. … There were things that happened in my household when I was younger that I never thought of as racist, but were. …

In college, I had a good black friend who I met in class — she was a poet who loved writing, and I used to grab lunch with her, but we never went out on weekends. Why? I asked myself questions I never had to ask myself before.”

She hopes the book provokes these kinds of questions and conversations, and so far, it’s working. She had recently presented Small Great Things with three other white authors at a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance event. Two hundred filled the room. All but one were white.

“It was shocking. You could have heard a pin drop. There were outright gasps at certain points. At the end of it, I got a standing ovation,” Picoult said. “The guy of color who was sitting in the rear came up and starting talking to me — and then all of a sudden, he was crying. He said, ‘I’m so sorry, but you have to understand — I never thought I would hear something like that here.’”

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Live music also has a bigger role at the festival, happening Saturday, Oct. 1. This year, no fewer than 46 performers will entertain on six different stages. Regional musical luminaries were brought on board to curate a lineup that includes rock, soul, country, folk and children’s acts.

“When we completed the lineup, there was still a waiting list of people looking to play,” Ryan Queenan, community events manager for the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, said in a phone interview. “There really is an exploding music scene here on the Seacoast.”

Dan Walker performs solo to kick off an acoustic-flavored day of music on the Local Singer Songwriter Stage. Walker, a longtime staple of the event, hand-picked the lineup, which includes Todd Marglas, Blood and Water, Sophie Towle, David Corson, Sunday Citizen and a Walker/PJ Donahue duet set. A similarly themed group of younger performers will play in front of the McConnell Center — nine solo acoustic artists, each doing a 45-minute set.

Martin England stepped away briefly from his band The Reconstructed to organize an energetic group of area bands on the Cocheco Courtyard Stage. Wellfleet plays at 11 a.m.; the rootsy band just released a debut album, From the Garage. Band members Patrick Curry and Craig Roy are both veteran musicians, though

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“The event was first held in 1985 and now draws more than 50,000 people to the city of Dover’s downtown, making it one of the most popular regional festivals,” Queenan said.

“Now, we have almost 400 vendors, retailers, merchants and arts and crafts, Kid Zone with traveling barnyard. Music is becoming one of the focal points.”

A community stage provides a melting pot of city’s talent, with dance, theater and something called First Bite with the Dover High School marching band playing, a festival first.

Queenan is particularly looking to the return of a throwback band.

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